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Curious about spurs

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Greybeard60

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I'm curious how those of you using spurs overcome branches on your way up. Do you have a secondary linesman belt to throw over the branch before disconnecting your primary, or do you somehow use your tether for this purpose? I've watched several videos, but they all seem to show climbers on smooth stems that never address the issue.
 
Same here I’m also curious how they do on hard bark trees like maple, oak, beech ect. Most of the videos I’ve seen have been in soft bark trees. I’ve had minimal experience using them.


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I'm about to venture off in the spur thing, and what I would be doing is using my tether as a second lineman's belt just like I do with sticks

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I hook my tether up as a second lineman's belt. At the top I take it off to hang.

Lbbowhunter76 said:
Same here I’m also curious how they do on hard bark trees like maple, oak, beech ect. Most of the videos I’ve seen have been in soft bark trees. I’ve had minimal experience using them.
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I like hard barked trees better. The spur goes in enough to climb but still pulls out easy. Sometimes in the soft barked trees the spur will dig in so deep and I really have to give it a good tug to get it out.
 
redsquirrel said:
I hook my tether up as a second lineman's belt. At the top I take it off to hang.


I like hard barked trees better. The spur goes in enough to climb but still pulls out easy. Sometimes in the soft barked trees the spur will dig in so deep and I really have to give it a good tug to get it out.
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Good to know I didn’t know if they slipped out more often but that makes sense.


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I run two tether/linemans ropes that are identical. If I come to a limb I hookup the second one and keep going. I’m with Res I prefer harder bark trees where the spike doesn’t go in very deep. Most of the time I am hunting from maple trees in this area. I will be going to shorter pole spikes this year for that reason.


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flinginairos said:
I run two tether/linemans ropes that are identical. If I come to a limb I hookup the second one and keep going. I’m with Res I prefer harder bark trees where the spike doesn’t go in very deep. Most of the time I am hunting from maple trees in this area. I will be going to shorter pole spikes this year for that reason.


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If we ever get new spikes :tearsofjoy:
 
I doubt I would have enough time to practice for the season by the time the Kiwis are available. Although, Buckingham has some black aluminum spurs available in addition to their polished ones . . . tempting.

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That was my next question what is everyone using for spurs? Seems a lot use Climb Right.


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Lbbowhunter76 said:
That was my next question what is everyone using for spurs? Seems a lot use Climb Right.


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Yep climb rights.
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Greybeard60 said:
I doubt I would have enough time to practice for the season by the time the Kiwis are available. Although, Buckingham has some black aluminum spurs available in addition to their polished ones . . . tempting.
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There wasn't a huge learning curve for me with my spurs.... Maybe I'm just adventurous lol.
I can't wait to use them this season. I love being sneaky in the woods, hard to do with sticks and a lock on.

Lbbowhunter76 said:
That was my next question what is everyone using for spurs? Seems a lot use Climb Right.
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I got Buckinghams with climb right pads. beautiful combination.

joshn said:
Do you need a platform if you're using spurs?
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I have ameristeps on a strap but will be buying a platform soon. They are a little tricky getting off and on with a ring of steps. stepping on a platform and taking them off would be much easier.
 
Will you post a pic of the climb rite pads on the Buckinghams
Stump06 said:
There wasn't a huge learning curve for me with my spurs.... Maybe I'm just adventurous lol.
I can't wait to use them this season. I love being sneaky in the woods, hard to do with sticks and a lock on.



I got Buckinghams with climb right pads. beautiful combination.


I have ameristeps on a strap but will be buying a platform soon. They are a little tricky getting off and on with a ring of steps. stepping on a platform and taking them off would be much easier.
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I run a second linesman belt regardless of climbing method.


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flinginairos said:
I run two tether/linemans ropes that are identical. If I come to a limb I hookup the second one and keep going. I’m with Res I prefer harder bark trees where the spike doesn’t go in very deep. Most of the time I am hunting from maple trees in this area. I will be going to shorter pole spikes this year for that reason.


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X2. They both look the same. Same rope, ropeman, and carabiner.

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They actually bolt up to the Spurs really nicely. Ive never used the leather pads but I’ve heard they can be aggravating. Nothing but good things to say about these


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On another note, don't take it for granted that spurs are illegal on all public lands. I just got off the phone with the Administrative Captain for Minnesota DNR enforcement, and his interpretation is that spurs and screw-in-steps are perfectly legal, at least in Minnesota's forests and wildlife management areas (other than special hunts in parks or SNA's). He expounded on his interpretation to say he believed that neither method caused any lasting damage to the tree.
 
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